Join Our Dynamic Financial Accounting Team!
Are you ready to take your career in finance to the next level? As a key player in our finance department, you will have the opportunity to work closely with internal teams, including the accounts and treasury team, as well as collaborate with non-finance functions, enhancing the value Finance brings to the entire organization.
Externally, you'll have the chance to build strong relationships with tax authorities and auditors, ensuring that we remain compliant across all regions where Mukuru operates. This is a unique opportunity to contribute directly to our financial strategies and make an impact across multiple levels of the business. If you're passionate about financial accounting and eager to engage with a diverse set of stakeholders, this role is perfect for you!
Key Performance Area/ Capabilities
Financial Reporting & Compliance
- Oversee and review the bank reconciliations prepared by the bookkeepers.
- Ensure that all transactions processed in the general ledger for entities under your remit are valid, accurate and complete.
- Ensure that month-end financial packs including balance sheet reconciliations are prepared for the review of the Chief Accounting Officer within the stipulated deadlines
Regulatory Compliance
- Preparation of regulatory returns for the entities under your remit within the stipulated deadlines.
Tax Compliance
- Assist the Group Tax team with the preparation of timely and accurate tax submissions for the entities under your remit.
Audit Support
- Assistance in the delivery of the year-end audit including drafting the statutory financial statements for review by the Chief Accounting Officer and Group Reporting team.
- Respond promptly to auditors' queries, resolve issues, and implement recommendations from audit reports.
Project Support & Process Improvement
- Involvement in various finance improvement projects, including system implementations, month-end process efficiencies, new market expansion, and business maturity workstreams.
Cross-Departmental Collaboration
- internal liaison with other departments to assist in solving commercial issues as they arise.
Qualification and Skills
- Grade 12 - High school graduate
- Accounting degree (Essential)
- CA qualification (Essential)
- Knowledge of IFRS and accounting practices
- Knowledge of preparing VAT and Corporate tax returns
- Knowledge of forex regulations
- Knowledge of computerized accounting packages
- Knowledge of financial reporting and analysis
- Knowledge of budgeting and forecasting
Should you be appointed in a remote/work from home role at Mukuru, it is your responsibility to ensure that you have uninterrupted internet connectivity and a ‘work-like’ environment at your home location, in order to deliver your best in terms of performance, productivity and service to our customers.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. If you do not receive any response after two weeks of the closing date, please consider your application unsuccessful.
NB: ALL STAFF APPOINTMENTS WILL BE MADE WITH DUE CONSIDERATION OF THE COMPANY’S EE TARGETS
What We Do
Mukuru is one of the largest money transfer providers in Africa and a leading Next Gen Financial Services Platform that offers affordable and reliable financial services to the emerging consumer. The foundation of our business was built by providing the continent’s migrant diaspora with safe, convenient international money transfers. From this base we have grown a wide range of products and services that take their cue from our customers’ needs and aspirations for greater financial security and a better life. To this end, we continue to build a highly robust and resilient physical and digital financial payments infrastructure across Africa that unlocks new value-added services for our loyal customers. This includes cash transfers, Mukuru Funeral Cover, and the Mukuru Card. As a fintech provider, Mukuru has underpinned its successful customer engagement strategy with the ability to ‘speak the language’ of its users and gain a grassroots understanding of the unique pain points that customers face in each market. Our engagement platforms include WhatsApp, free USSD, the Mukuru App, and the website. Customers are always able to speak to Mukuru about any challenges or difficulties with the platform, whether it’s a Mukuru agent in a physical booth, at a branch, over the telephone, or via a virtual live chat function in a language of the customer’s choosing, and often in their mother tongue. Take a walk through our Contact Centre at any time, and you’ll hear conversations in 15 languages – our very own united nations of Africa and Asia.
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